Audrey Young Hendrick

January 29, 1928 – December 28, 2019

Audrey Young Hendrick, 91, beloved wife and widow, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, career woman, church member and friend passed away after declining health and a brief illness on December 28, 2019. Audrey was the oldest of three girls of Raymond Ashby Young and Mary Anne "Mae" Richeson Young of Richmond, Virginia. She was a graduate of James Madison College in Harrisonburg, VA. Audrey married Charles (Chuck) Hendrick in Richmond, VA in 1948 and she gave birth to her first son, Chuck Jr. in 1950. To explore new career and life opportunities, the little family moved from Richmond to Tampa, FL for a new life in 1953. The following year son number two was born, Steven Keith.

Audrey was a modern woman; wife, mother and career woman, working in the insurance industry and then later as an Executive Secretary for Hillsborough County. Forrest Brian, son number three, came along in 1959 and again Audrey balanced family and work raising three active boys while contributing to the family bank account. In 1966, the family of five moved to the sleepy town of Brandon which had just three stop lights at that time, and she continued her work with Hillsborough County. Audrey's joys included going to church at First Baptist Church of Brandon, sewing, spending time with her children, grand-daughters and later great-grandsons and gardening with her orchids and staghorn ferns.

Audrey is survived by her three sons Charles (Chuck Jr.) of Tampa, FL, Steven Keith (wife Annie), of Brandon FL and Forrest Brian (LTC, USA, Ret., wife Brenda) of Huntsville, AL, grand-daughters Audrey Hendrick Moore (husband Mickey), Shannon Jo Hendrick and Stephanie Hendrick; great-grandsons Shane Hendrick Moore and Rocco Fanelli Moore, and her sisters Athene Hanson and Murriel Cain and their families in Richmond.

A celebration of Audrey's life will be held at Serenity Meadows Funeral Home Tuesday, January 7, 2020 when family welcomes friends from 11:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. with services beginning at 12:30 P.M. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Florida Gulf Coast Chapter (alz.org), or First Baptist Church of Brandon.